Prosthetic

Convincing Vivian that he was fine took a great deal of effort on Eldrian's side. She had firmly refused to let him travel outside the city, so Eldrian used that time to strengthen the connections he had in the city. 

Today, he was visiting Solvi's smithy along with Vivian. "You're really beaten up, hey?" Solvi said upon seeing Eldrian. The reports certainly didn't do his condition justice. 

"I'm fine." Eldrian creaked out with a faltering smile. He was anything but. However, sharing that knowledge with others wouldn't help. 

"I won't pry." Solvi said, sighing at how easy Eldrian was to read. She decided not to push. It was clear Eldrian didn't want to discuss it. 

"So you want to use  that? Do you really think it will work?"